TEHRAN, Iran– Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have begun a military exercise and issued a warning on its website that Israel’s largest metropolis, Tel Aviv, and U.S. Navy ships in the Persion Gulfs would be the target of “missile squads” in Iran’s retaliation if the country is attacked. The warning was issued in the form of a quote by guard official Ali Shirazi.

“The Zionist regime is pushing the White House to prepare for a military strike on Iran,” Shirazi was quoted as saying. “If such a stupidity is done by them, Tel Aviv and the U.S. naval fleet in the Persian Gulf will be the first targets which will be set on fire in Iran’s crushing response.”